Like many large cities, numerous festivals have become part of the Buffalo's culture and tradition. Though most of the festivals occur during the summer months, the city has recently pushed to have winter festivals as well, in an effort to capitalize on the region's snowy reputation.

Summer festivals

* Allentown Art Festival – largest festival of the year; held on the second weekend of June in the Allentown neighborhood * The BASH – military-themed fundraiser; proceeds go towards vital disaster preparedness education and response in Western New York communities * Buffalo Brewfest * Buffalo Gay Pride Festival * Buffalo Greek Festival * Buffalo Niagara Blues Festival * Curtain Up! – marks the beginning of the Buffalo theater season * Dożynki Polish Harvest Festival * Elmwood Avenue Festival of the Arts *

Friendship Festival The Friendship Festival was an annual celebration of the bond between Canada and the United States. This event was held in Fort Erie, Ontario and Buffalo, New York, which are connected by the Peace Bridge. The festival ran from 1987 to 2019 and ...

– joint festival with

Fort Erie, Ontario Fort Erie is a town in the Regional Municipality of Niagara, Niagara Region of Ontario, Canada. The town is located at the south eastern corner of the region, on the Niagara River, directly across the Canada–United States border from Buffal ...

celebrating

Canada–United States relations Canada and the United States have a long and complex relationship that has had a significant impact on Canada's history, economy, and culture. The two countries have long considered themselves among the "closest allies". They share the longest b ...

* Italian Festival * Juneteenth Festival – annual celebration of the freedom of slaves * Music is Art Festival *

National Buffalo Wing Festival National Buffalo Wing Festival or Wing Fest is a weekend festival held on Labor Day weekend at Sahlen Field in Buffalo, New York, United States, celebrating the Buffalo style chicken wing. The festival culminates with the IFOCE sanctioned B ...

* Nickel City Con – Upstate NY's largest comic book & pop culture festival held annually in May at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center *

Taste of Buffalo The Taste of Buffalo is the largest annual two-day food festival in the United States. The festival is centered in the heart of Downtown Buffalo, New York, along Delaware Avenue from Niagara Square by City Hall to Chippewa Street, featuring num ...

– one of the largest outdoor food festivals in the country * Thursday at the Square – weekly outdoor summer concert series on Thursday evenings during the summer and fall

Fall festivals

* Buffalo International Film Festival * Western New York Family Fall Festival at Everhaunt Haunted Attraction

Winter festivals

* Buffalo Ball Drop * Buffalo Powder Keg Festival * Dyngus Day Buffalo * Labatt Blue Pond Hockey * Saint Patrick's Day Parades – In addition to the parade held in the downtown area on a Sunday either before or after March 17, the "Old Neighborhood" parade is held the day before in the southern part of Buffalo, which is heavily populated by ethnic Irish residents and where the first parades were originally held. *

World's Largest Disco The World's Largest Disco is an annual event held at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center in Buffalo, New York each year the Saturday after Thanksgiving. The event, widely popular in the area, is a tribute to the disco era and features live perf ...

References

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